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Wes and all:

The saga of this M38 and not starting is long but comes out well. Apologies for the delay, but it did not come back from the mechanic (John Santos, Milllis MA - did great job) until November 2022 and I have been waiting for good weather to run test it.

Recall that the problems were ...

thansk all for the tips!

Will chekc out the Melrose guy - and of course report back

Greetings all:

need a good engine mechanic in my area (boston metrowest - natick holliston) who knows the 4-134, 24v w/ a MB carb setup well. My long time local guy has been great with many vehicles, but he and this one do not get along at all.

history: family has been running m38's for many ...

Detective Wes:

Aha, thanks very much for the key fact - somewhere before 2019, somebody swapped out the M38 carb for another!

would that WO struggle to adapt to the pvc and or M38 waterproofing? sounds like not....

yes, I bet the mechanic checked that inlet filter but i will confirm, and i will ...

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thanks, Ron

yes i have TM9-804 manual

Carb is stamped Carter W-O on the top

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wes was right; it's the late model one and i misread the data tag.

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Our family has had 2 M38's, a 1951 and a 1952, continuously since 1965. We have had the '52 since 1975 when the '51 rusted out. all authentic running gear, 24v system.

For all their other foibles, neither was ever a hard start, even after sitting an extended period. Two pedal pumps, 1/2 to full ...

This was a spare part included with the M38 (59,449 -July 1952) which has been in my family since 1975; I picked up the jeep from my sister in 2019. The plate on the starter says it is an Autolite AXS-1851 MC7-4091Ut s/n 3G044935.

I do not know if it works, or that it does not work. But I am in ...

please set up a photo gallery for this user, many thanks!

Vehicle is a 1952 M38 #59,449, not restored, but in family for 44+ years and decently maintained